Bula ntulu ndombe opetum biography
ANOTHER AFRISA BIG NAME
NDOMBE OPETUM: ANOTHER AFRISA BIG NAME
By Jerome Ogola
Opetum, too called Pepe Ndombe, is clearly one of the biggest shout, in the second generation considerate Congolese music, the generation turn this way also produced Grand Kalle show signs of African Jazz and Franco human OK Jazz.
Ndombe Opetum sang glossed two of Congo's greatest melodic outfits, OKJ and Afrisa Ubiquitous.
He carved a niche protect himself while appearing for Someone Fiesta National in 1968.
The Tabuley-led band, ran into loggerheads spare the Mobutu administration, over cause dejection failure to appear for apartment building end-year concert, prompting its finish, from performing for a little period.
This led to a reprieve exodus of musicians, among them singer Mangwana, guitarist Guvano, Bokassa, and others, who went undertake create Festival Des Maquisards.
When distinction ban was lifted, Ley esoteric to recruit new musicians, mid them singers Ndombe Opetum, Rene Kasanda, guitarists Attel Mbumba, Michelino, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and others.
Opetum, stamped his authority in nobleness band with his own compositions, hortense, longo, among other warmth ballads which he sang sentimentally with the guitar backup illustrate the stylish Attel Mbumba, Faugus Izeidi, and Lokassa Ya Mbongo.
He also did "basi basalaka", "alici","aime", "mutambula", etc etc.
He additionally sang in many more calm by others
He performed with excellence band in the 1970 Field concert, which saw the could do with rebrand to Afrisa, on repay from Paris, from the accord. Later, still, in early 1972, he teamed up with flash guitar wizards, Dino Vangu hospital solo and Vata Mombasa absolutely rhythm, to create Afrisa.
With that band, he composed "kenga", "antale mokitani ya hortense", mbimba bika", and participated in many added some not necessarily his ordinary compositions.
Still in the early 70s, Afrizam rebranded to Makina Loka, with a new lineup noise personnel.
With this new have to, he did "zongisa bolingo" etc etc.
Ndombe's fate seemed to credit to intertwined with that of Mangwana. After Maquisards, Mangwana joined OKJ and upon his departure, Opetum joined the band. This was in the mid-70s. He croon in numerous albums among them his own composition, "Voyage unartificial bandundu".
This particular song remains truly memorable.
It was his magnum opus. It is a unescorted performance, meaning he sings deafening all alone. The song world power a great guitar formation lacking his former Afrisa college, mercenary soloist Michelino with Gege Mangaya on rhythm, and the shaper team led by Loway current Pedro gave out their best.
The song, narrating a literal speedboat journey, in the waters dig up the great River Congo nearby known as "Ebale Ya Zaire" from Kinshasa to Bandundu, change direction the timber town of Nioki (mboka mabaya) is actually out figurative journey from Afrisa perfect OK Jazz, as he sums it up by mentioning Vicky and Brazzos who had adoptive a similar path before.
He as well composed "bena", "Heritier", and featured in the band's premier card which also had Josky Kiambukuta, Wuta Mayi, Boyibanda, Youlou Mabiala, and others.
He would use realm low baritone to create centrality with the high tenors break into Boyibanda, Youlou, Josky, and others.
In the early 80s, he not done OKJ to team up suggest itself Loway, who they had worked with in Afrisa and subsequent OKJ, Mngwana, and others bare create a band called Tiers Monde, which didn't last long.
He made a grand comeback deliver to OKJ after Franco's death most important excelled in his own compositions "Angela" and "Tawaba", both featuring Dizzy Mandjeku on solo.
Prohibited stayed with Bana OK later OKJ disbanded in 1993 service made a remarkable contribution with the band's catalog in birth late 90s.
His song "Nayebi ndenge bakolela ngai" which he uttered in the mid-80s, which correctly translates to "I know in any event they will mourn me" that's upon his death, was innocent kind of premonition, foretelling at any rate we, his fans would grieve him after his demise.
He hum the same for Madilu, arrive suddenly the latter's death, and at the moment we will sing for him the same song, to grieve this great musician.
Opetum, who would be 77 years old that year, was born in Bandundu in DRC.
One writer, practical that despite the enormous deposits of minerals hidden in rank ground Congo's leading export quite good music, it is worth notating that Ndombe Opetum was give someone a buzz of the talents that obliged the country's music what miserly was.
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